Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
 Modules  Module 2: History of Patient Safety/Clinical Quality Improvement
1. Introduction to Course
2. History of Patient Safety
3. The Science of Human Error
4. The Analysis of Medical Error
5. Evidence-Based Medical Practice
6. Communication and Information Transfer
7. Adverse Patient Outcomes
8. The Role of the Patient and Family
9. Environmental Safety in the Medical Setting
10. Safe Medical Practice In Ambulatory Settings

Ernest Amory Codman, MD (1869 – 1940)

Ernest Amory Codman, MD
Ernest Amory Codman, MD
  • Orthopedic Surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Created “End Results System” (1911)
  • Helped create American College of Surgeons – First Chair of ACS Committee on Hospital Standardization (1912)
  • JCAHO Award for Excellence in Clinical Quality Improvement – The Codman Award
 
 
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